Its Ted Lasso, folks! Yes, after many years of consternation around this show in the Discourse, many requests for review (and Will watching a bunch of that Good Doctor show and reporting back it was actually pretty ok), we decided to take a look at this footballing Yank and his relentless positivity. So, heres our review of Ted Lasso and what its psychotic cheeriness says about TV and America.
We discuss Bidens age as a factor in the 2024 election. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Blake Masters (NOT THAT ONE, Blake is the creator of Showtimes Brotherhood, and writer for Rubicon, Law & Order: LA, and Falling Water among many other shows) joins us to discuss the ongoing WGA writers strike. Will and Blake touch on the transforming landscape of Television, fair compensation in the age of streaming, standing creative professionals ground against AI, and how entertainment unions fit into the larger world of American organized labor. And also, how all TV writing eventually leads...
Enjoy the first 6 minutes of Will and Hesse's review of Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944). Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
We cover some breaking 17th century news and look at the race car driving heir to the House of Habsburg, as well as the coronation of King Charles III, for a little modern-day Hell on Earth. Then, keeping with the theme of gratuitous puff-pieces in the Times, we look at Liz Holmes attempt to rebrand herself as a gee-shucks everyday mom and family woman ahead of her sentencing for medical fraud. Finally, we catch up on the ever-mounting corruption in the Supreme Court, and what our elected offici...
We discuss responses to the killing of Jordan Neely on the NYC subway, including the complete absence of any realistic state responsibility to address the intersecting and accelerating crises involved. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes. www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Enjoy the first 10 minutes of Movie Mindset episode 2. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
We plan out what builds were going with using items from King Charles upcoming coronation. Then, we compare and contrast visions of masculinity within the Republican party using the models presented by Donald Trump and Josh Hawley, and start forecasting what the Trump v. Biden match-up might look like. Plus, weve got new Epstein revelations, and an update on a classic bit of William F. Buckley lore. New merch now available here: https://represent.com/store/chapo-trap-house Hell on Earth: The Ori...
727 Teaser - Guantanamo Ron We look at Ron DeSantis freakout when asked about his history administering Guantanamo Bays torture program. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Welcome to Movie Mindset! In this inaugural episode, Will and Hesse guide you through two of the collaborations between director Tony Scott and star Denzel Washington, Man on Fire (2004) & Deja Vu (2006). Join us as the ultimate auteur of the action-thriller meets the ultimate American leading man in these two propulsive explorations of justice, time, duty, depression, vengeance, destiny and sick-ass explosions. This first episode of Movie Mindset is available for free anywhere you get podcasts....
Were joined by author Lauren Oyler to discuss her new Harpers article about her experience going on a cruise centered around Gwyneth Paltrows GOOP brand. We discuss performative crying, serial killer branded work-outs, vagina-themed everything, and selling self-actualization. Then, we catch up on an eventful few days in the media, with Musks Twitter checkpocalypse, and Tucker & Don Lemon getting the axe at Fox & CNN respectively.
We talk to beverage journalist Dave Infante about Bang! Energys wacky CEO Jack Owoc, and the rise of sodas intended to purify your mind on the market. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Were joined by the creative team behind the new film How To Blow Up A Pipeline (director Daniel Goldhaber, co-writer/producer/star Ariela Barer, co-writer/producer Jordan Sjol & producer/editor Dan Garber) to discuss their work on the movie. Will talks to the crew about adapting the non-fiction book to narrative film, developing characters sense of political motivation, the value and nature of propaganda, and of course, bombs. Then, Felix and Matt join back up to look at Bidens recent trip to Ir...
On our nations vulnerable teens receiving questionable Uncle-guidance (and military intelligence) through Discord leaks. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
New details about Clarence Thomas billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow keep coming to light, forcing us to contemplate new questions like: What do Lenin, Mao and Hagrids Hut have in common? And, do Hitlers napkins force us to confront the evil in the hearts of men? We contemplate this plus: DeSantis flails, Kanyes school has no stairs, and the Dalai Lama sucks tongue. All this and more on todays ep. Should be a few tickets left for the late show of our screening of John Carpenters In The Mouth of ...
We dig into one of the key sources for the Clarence Thomas corruption story. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Were joined by wonk whiz-kid @ettingermentum to discuss some of his recent elections analysis. We take a look at how todays arraignment might affect Trumps 2024 outlook, the electoral history of transphobia for the GOP, and analyze the art of losing from some recent Democratic stars. Follow @ettingermentum on Twitter And subscribe to his very good Substack here: https://ettingermentum.substack.com/ And keep an eye out for his livestreams at: http://twitch.tv/zevonmentum NYC! We are doing a speci...
Part of our live reactions to the breaking news of Donald Trumps indictment. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Were joined by author and scholar Norman Finkelstein to discuss his new book Ill Burn That Bridge When I Get To It, as well as a candid discussion of the political situation in Israel, the modern left, Obamas legacy, and our old friend Alan Dershowitz. Find Ill Burn That Bridge When I Get To It here: https://itascabooks.com/products/ill-burn-that-bridge-when-i-get-to-it-heretical-thoughts-on-identity-politics-cancel-culture-and-academic-freedom
Libby Watson explains how many states are able to seize the estates of Medicaid users after their deaths. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Were joined by Celebrity Jeopardy! champion Ike Barinholtz to discuss Donald Trumps potentially imminent arrest, the dismal state of the metaverse, the anti-vaxer quest for clean seed, and Ikes new series with da god Mel Brooks, History of the World, Part II. Check out, History of the World, Part II, streaming now on Hulu: https://press.hulu.com/shows/history-of-the-world-part-ii/
Will talks to Betsy and Gloria, two LA public school teachers, ahead of the three-day teachers strike planned to begin this Tuesday. They discuss their demands, the conditions in the schools, engaging the local community, and challenges from the LA school district superintendent. Support the UTLA & SEIU 99 through the links here: https://linktr.ee/ctowne1115?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c4187339-a6f3-459a-9e58-874764f6c580
Professor Richard Wolff returns to the show for an economic update on inflation, employment, student debt, China, and the U.S.s future role in the world. For more from Prof Wolff, subscribe to Democracy at Work on YouTube: youtube.com/democracyatwrk And find all the info on Economic Update here: https://www.democracyatwork.info/economicupdate
We discuss Russian Private Military Contractors the Wagner Group recent attempts to recruit via ads on PornHub. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
As the institutions of the Commonwealth fail to cohere, politics descend into conspiracy theory and culture war. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Weve got the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, saber rattling over a war against Mexican cartels, plus we meet a delightful new character out of the great state of Tennessee, wish a bittersweet farewell to an old friend, and FINALLY take those damn smoke detectors down a peg or two. All that and a side of meat salad in todays ep.
Prof. Richard Wolff uses a historical analogy to analyze Americas future role in the world. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Will and Hesse (@ZeroSuitCamus, @SSDERANGEMENTSS) review the films of 2022 in this special Academy Awards preview. This is also episode 0 of our next mini-series, MOVIE MINDSET, in which Will and Hesse will give you the keys to unlock true movie consciousness. Series coming late April, details inside.
The 17th century lyin fake news media helps seal King Charles Is fate. Subscribe today for access to the full episode and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/chapotraphouse
Beloved returning guest Brandon Wardell and soon-to-be-fan-favorite Jamel Johnson stop by to take a look at Mexican Elves, discuss if our penises are shriveling OR growing too much & celebrate Womens History Month by praising the men who support them. And after that lineup, we address the real question of the week: Should women date podcasters? Brandon and Jamel have a new show, the Brandon Jamel Show. Its out now wherever you get podcasts, links below: Pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
